As unemployment continues to rise in Nigeria despite government claims of job creation, Youths have been advised to be focused, diligent, genuine and believe in what they do.
This advice was given by an entrepreneur, Dr. Peter Adejoh, at a two-day Youth Empowerment Seminar 2023 with the theme: “The Power to make Wealth”, Organized by the Universal Reformed Christian Church NKST (URCC), Abuja, Weekend.
Adejoh, who was one of the guest speakers, also used the occasion to empower five of the participants with over 1 million naira as seed capital through his Foundation.
Speaking to newsmen after his presentation, Adejoh said, “Nigerian youths need to be focused. They need to be diligent and believe in what they do, and should be genuine and clean in their hearts. Once you have a genuine purpose and genuine intention, God will bless the work of your hands.
“For those that we have chosen today for empowerment, my office will reach out for them to come and do documentation. As I said, it is a business seed, seed money, so we will want to know what they are going to do with the money.
“Our follow-up team will ensure that they utilize the money, it is not the money for them to go and waste, rather it is the money for them to go and start a business, grow it and be able to employ others in the future. My advice to Nigerian youth is that, they should stay focused, believe in God, shun violence, shun criminality and the sky is just your starting point.”
He commended the organizers of the Annual Seminar, saying, “The programme keeps improving every year, and I am impressed with what they do. This is my second time coming here actually. That is because I value what they are doing here. I am quite impressed and I pray that God will continue to strengthen them to do more.
“Any opportunity I get through my Peter Adejoh Foundation, I always ensure that in whatever way I can we look for people to empower. We need to create wealth. What drives us is that we are passionate about wealth creation and to encourage our generation and the generation coming after us that there is dignity in labour, and also to encourage people to legitimately source income to grow their businesses and empower themselves and be able to empower others.”
Adejoh who is also the Chairman/CEO of Cammy & Rock Business Consulting Limited stated further that his Foundation has been empowering the Youths for a long time now.
According to him, “We have been doing this for some time now. It is natural, we are called to do this whenever I have the opportunity to give. Whenever I have the opportunity to interact with young people I make sure that I impact their lives through giving. So, it is what I do naturally. Once I am led and I see that there are people who genuinely need empowerment, I do it,” he said.
Also speaking, Nwadavid Charles, Chief Executive Officer of Chavid, and a guest speaker at the event highlighted some of the numerous challenges that cause youth unemployment in the country.
